VAL. FIORAVANTI: Le Cantatrici villane*

VAL. FIORAVANTI: Le Cantatrici villane* January. Naples, Fior. Text by G. Palomba. Two acts. Fioravanti’s greatest success and one of the most popular Italian comic operas of that period. Given in a reduced 1-act version (text adapted by G. M. Foppa) as Le Virtuose ridicole at Venice, S. Moisè 28 December 1801. First given at Milan, Sc. 19 April 1802. In Italian also: BARCELONA 9 August 1802. LISBON 12 October 1803, Oporto 19 November 1805. DRESDEN 1804. VIENNA 1 September 1804 (frequently…